Nate front

Just thinking a Nate might make a good front tire for my AK. I am finding the Kenda mammoth that came on the bike is lacking on the snow trails I ride in Colo.. Good call or should I pop for a 5in. front?

Maxxis Mammoth is a far cry from a snow tire. Fast, hard packed(groomed), dry dirt trails or beach use. Nearly anything with a decent tread will be better. I have one and can say the construction is really nice, it set up tubeless great and it rolls fast. Otherwise, meh....

Nate won't wash out in the front and will give more rear traction than the Mammoth. Is it the best? That's still up for debate. VanHelga, Hodag, Floater are other alternatives in the same width class with enough tread to consider.

Just thinking a Nate might make a good front tire for my AK. I am finding the Kenda mammoth that came on the bike is lacking on the snow trails I ride in Colo.. Good call or should I pop for a 5in. front?

So, CO is a big state and all, but... I think it's fair to say that our snow tends to be much less dense than what you find in, say, the Midwest or New England. I've swapped out front tires a few times, including trying a Vanhelga, but I keep coming back to a good old Bud. It just seems to work better, sooner, after a fresh snowfall- I think the combo of width and the density of tread running in the direction of travel (resisting lateral washout) work so darn well when it's soft. And it doesn't really seem to be disadvantageous when the snow hardens up (if it does).

And since our fair state pretty much got hammered top to bottom during the past 48 hrs,
I'll be willing to bet you would be happy with one of those bad boys, too. But then again, it is a big state and maybe you live in the snow desert, in which case, never mind... I'll just shut up now and have another beer.

Any Bud/Nate riders?

Just picked up a Nate for the front of my Framed AK and it seems small compared to the Maxx Mammoth I have in the rear. How would a Bud front and Nate rear be for snow? Would it jack up the front end to much?

Just picked up a Nate for the front of my Framed AK and it seems small compared to the Maxx Mammoth I have in the rear. How would a Bud front and Nate rear be for snow? Would it jack up the front end to much?

Measure and you'll see that they are very close in size.

That said, if you can fit a Bud up front you won't regret it. Best all around front tire going.

I agree with Mike, it's hard to beat the Bud on the front. By adjusting the tire pressure, that tire can work well on any surface. I had someone tell me recently that he could corner with a BFL on snow just as good as a Bud. He didn't admit to what medications he was on. While doing the Arrowhead recently, I watched guys fall repeatedly. The snow wasn't the greatest, in fact somewhat challenging at times, but I didn't have any problems and a lot of that was from running a Bud on a 100 mm rim. I had guys tell me that wasn't the normal Arrowhead setup. At the half way point, one of those guys also told me that he had fallen dozens of times.

Just picked up a Nate for the front of my Framed AK and it seems small compared to the Maxx Mammoth I have in the rear. How would a Bud front and Nate rear be for snow? Would it jack up the front end to much?

dude, this is your 4th thread asking the same question in the past 2 months:

Bud and Nate (rear) is a great combination for folks that cant fit a Lou out back. I ran my old Mukluk that way and it was a great combo for ungroomed snow. Add Grip studs and you have a great snow/ice tire setup.

But if you can fit a Maxxis Mammoth out back, theres no need to settle for Nate, get a Bud for the front and keep the Mammoth out back.